NEW YORK – At the Forbes Healthcare Summit on December 4, 2014, Dr. Robert Green led a conversation about the personal dimensions of receiving your genome sequence, along with Matthew Herper, Senior Editor at Forbes. The session, entitled “Radical Transparency: … Continue reading →

PHILADELPHIA – Dr. Robert C. Green was honored with the Coriell Scientific Award at What’s In Your Genes? The annual event, which celebrates personalized medicine, was held Thursday, April 24 at the Union League of Philadelphia. The Coriell Institute for … Continue reading →

American Society of Human Genetics – October 22-26, 2013 In Boston this week, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) hosted their 63rd annual meeting, and the G2P team was excited to participate. After analyzing the data and writing abstracts, … Continue reading →

National Institute of Health – September 4, 2013 Two organizations from the NIH, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) announced that they will fund four research projects that … Continue reading →

The Today Show, Aug 28, 2013: In a story “Should you get sequenced? Not all bad genes predict disease“, The Today Show reported a TV segment and an online article about personal genetic testing – both whole genome sequencing as … Continue reading →

Clinical Neurology News, August 5, 2013: At the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2013, G2P’s Leo B. Waterston and Dr. Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine at UPenn, presented the findings of their Risk Evaluation and Education for … Continue reading →

The White House, “Champions of Change” Ceremony, June 20, 2013: The White House held it’s “Champion of Change” Ceremony honoring the people who have led the way for Open Science. Among the thirteen recipients, Dr. Stephen Friend was selected for … Continue reading →

The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues conducted its thirteenth meeting on April 30, 2013. Dr. Green was asked to speak at the Commission, where attendees discussed the ethical implications of incidental findings in research. Dr. Green spoke … Continue reading →

For the First Time, Recommendations Offer Guidance about Incidental Findings in Clinical Genomic Sequencing: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, March 21, 2013: In a highly anticipated report, landmark recommendations on the handling of incidental findings in clinical genome and exome … Continue reading →